by Jessica Scott | Feb 17, 2015 | company command, deployment, Fort Hood, leadership, Uncategorized
There’s been a lot of traffic the past few days about the proposed changes to military retirement. I’ve been sitting on this post for a while because, well, don’t blog/tweet while angry. Because the fundamental underly question that this commission is...
by Jessica Scott | May 16, 2012 | deployment, Iraq, leadership, Rants, Uncategorized, women at war
Today marks the day that women are “officially” allowed in the maneuver battalions. I’m not going to re-hash the long trail of tears over how we got to this day: the short version is this is a good thing. But it’s not that big of a thing in the grand scheme of an army...
by Jessica Scott | Apr 5, 2012 | deployment, Iraq, leadership, moms at war, redeployment, Uncategorized
Last night my husband and I attended his battalion ball. You can check out the snark and sarcasm on twitter under the hashtag #tweetsfromtheball if you’re that interested but all in all, it was a really good time.
What’s always neat, though, for me as both a spouse...
by Jessica Scott | Jan 7, 2012 | army officers, company command, deployment, Fort Hood, Iraq, leadership, Rants, Uncategorized
All the talk in the media lately about Soldiers and PTSD got me thinking about why the media is so quick to jump in and find any link to deploying to Iraq or Afghanistan as an excuse for criminal behavior. Alex Horton wrote this fantastic piece on what...
by Jessica Scott | Jan 4, 2012 | army officers, company command, deployment, leadership, Predeployment, random, Rants, redeployment, Uncategorized, women at war
Folks, I’m a fan of Support Our Troops. I am truly grateful that the nation has supported soldiers and our military brethren despite opposing the war. That is a good thing, a thing that our brothers and sisters who fought in the Vietnam War worked tirelessly to...
by Jessica Scott | Dec 15, 2011 | company command, deployment, Iraq, leadership, redeployment, Uncategorized, women at war
The colors have been cased in Iraq. The mission is almost over. The last troopers are heading home in a few days time to please Lord, make it home for Christmas. This Christmas, regardless of whether my husband makes it home for the actual day or not, will be extra...